Bel Marin Keys Unit V Expansion of the Hamilton Wetland Restoration Project

Bel Marin Keys Unit V Expansion of the Hamilton Wetland Restoration Project

The project area historically supported subtidal bay, tidal wetland, and possibly freshwater marsh habitat but levees constructed during the 19th century separated the area from the tidal influence of San Pablo Bay and drained the site. The area has remained in agricultural use for the last century and it currently supports hay production. The site has subsided to a subtidal elevation. Approximately 90 percent of the tidal wetlands that existed around the San Francisco Bay in 1800 have been destroyed by diking or filling for purposes of agriculture, development, or salt production.

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Air Resources Board, Airport/Energy Projects, California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Flood Plain/Flooding, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife, threatened and endangered species, levee stability,navigation,et